Top for vehicles.



A. F. DUNN.

TOP FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED ate. 2. 1915.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. F. DUNN.

TOP FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION HLED DEC-2,1915.

1520931 Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- qz hbmeoau a citizen of the United States, residing at Cortland, inthe county of Cortland and a vertical section on the line 8 o Fig; 1, looking in the direction ofthe arrow.

tVehicles, of which tl WEED were arenas chew A D E -F; noun, or CORTLAND, N

EW yoRKl ASSIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH 'ro DANIEL .KERNAn'oF conT AN-nnnw YORK.

TOP FOR VEHICLES:

Specification of Letters Patent.-

' Application filed December 2. 1915. Serial No. 64,753; I

To all whom it may concern: I I

.Be it known .that I, ANDREW F. DUNN, a-

State' of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tops for e following is a speci-. fication.

'The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved form' of top for vehiclesg of the type that is ordinarily known as the one man type. This and other objects oftheinvention' will be fully illustrated in.

the drawings, described in the specification and pointed outin the claims at the end thereof. i

In the accompanyingv drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan View of the framework with I l the top extended and with .the cover omitted.

Fig. 2 'is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. .3

F ig. at is a detail View of one of the forward supports'of the cover. Fig. .5 is a vertical section through the top when it is folded at the back of the car, the section being taken on the'line 55" of Fig. 1-.

. In the accompanying drawings like"refe1'- ence numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings reference numeral .1 indicatesthe body of the automobile which is provided on each side with suitablelaterally projectingipins' or studs 2 and 3. On these pmsare pivotally mounted'the links 4 and 5,

the upper. ends of which links are connected togetherTa'nd held apart by the togglesfi and 7. 'The togglesflfi extend rearwardlyfrom the upper ends of-the link 5 and are donnected by'the. cross bar 8 which is integral shaped. piece. are in the position shown in Flg. 2, thelinks therewith, the whole forming asingle -U lVhen the toggles 6 and 7 4' and 5 are held apart. When it is desired to draw them together the operator takes hold oftlie handle 8 and pulls it down, rais ing-the,jhintslbetween the'links Gand' 7, after which the links l and 5, can be drawn togetherand lowered to the dotted linepo'sition shown iIiFig. 2. 1

i connected to the 'toggles 6' is vthe steel bow- 9, and connected'to tlietoggles 71s the steel bow 10. Connected to these bows are the l'azytongs .11, which extendnforwardly from the ibow 10 anda're' connected to the .boWs .12 and 13. i As the bows 9 andi lOare collapsed at the back.

'swinging forward spread, they draw together the sides of-thelazytongs between them and this causes the forward sections of the lazytongs to operate in the same manner and throw the'bows 12 and 13 forward to position. 'lVhen the bows 9 and 10 are drawn together, the lazytongs operate in the reverse direction and Patented DQ941 19, 1916.

draw the bows 10, 12 and 13 back so that all I four of the bows are together at the rear of the car, after which they can be lowered to the dotted line position shown in Fig.

lVhen the bow 1 2 is in its forward position, it is supported by an upright 14 which is pivotally mounted on the bow at 15 and which has a shoulder on the lower end at 1.6.

where'it engages with the socket-l7 on the side of the car. When this upright is not needed it can be raised to the dotted line position shown atf18 in Fig. 3, in which position it can be held suspended from the how by a strap .19. i The how 13 is intendedto rest directly on the top of the wind shield and any-suitable connection can be made be tween the windshield and thc'bow by which it willv be held firmly in place. A'pin 20 is showisaon the wind shield which engages with the socket in the bow.

. Il/Iounte'd on the car body are the bearing brackets 21 which are pivotally mounted the .rods on'which are mounted to slide thesleeves 23 which sleeves areconnected at the upper end tO'thB bow 9; When the top is lowered from the position shown in Fig. 2, the sleeve 23 telescopeson'the rod '22 and the rod 22 "rocks to-the horizontal position shown full lines in Fig I 'which position it is held by the bracket 24 orined' thereon which bears against body. These rods support the top when hen ther'od '22 their upright position, they are prevented" from and sleeve 23' are in shown 1n F 1g. 2,

body 1 against which therod 22 to that position by reason the car i being mounted to swing on studs mounted may be operated in unison.

position shown in Fig. 1. When this toggle -joint is straightened, the bows 9 and 10 are separated from each other, which 'in turn opens up the lazy tongs connected tothem. This in turn opens up all of the other lazytongs and forces the other steel bows forward and straightens out the top. The first bow 13 is then fastened to the wind shield and the other steel bow fastened to the body, as .above described.

I claimi '1. In a vehicle top the combination of a series of bows, lazy tongs connecting all of said bows, toggles connecting two of said bows for the purpose of drawing'them together or forcing them apart, said toggles operating directly to separate two of said bows-and operating indirectly to separate the remaining bows through said lazy tongs,

.and a U shaped piece rigidly connected to said toggles two of s'aidtoggles by which 2. In a vehicle top the combination of a series of bows, lazy tongs connecting all of said bows, toggles connecting two of said bows for the purpose of drawing them' together or forcing them apart, said toggles operating. directly to' separate two of said bows and operating indirectly to separate the remaining bows through said lazy tongs, and links for supporting two of said bows and the toggles connecting them, said links onthe car body, said links, toggles, lazy tongs and bows being adapted' to be all foldedup together at the back of the car.

3. In a vehicle top the combination of a series of bows, lazy tongs connecting all of said: bows, toggles connecting two of saidbows for the purpose of drawing them to gether or forcing them apart, said toggles operating directly to separate two of said bows and operatingindirectly to separate the remaining bows through said lazy tongs, and links'for supporting two of said bows and the toggles connecting them, said links being mounted to swing on studs mounted on the car body, said links, toggles, lazy tongs and bows being adapted to be all folded up together at the back of the car,

and a bracket at the back of the car for supporting said parts when folded.

A. In a vehicle top series of bows, lazy tongs connecting all of also supporting I series of bows, a pair of separate the the combination of a said bows, toggles connecting two of said bows for the purpose of drawing them together or forcing them apart, said toggles operating directly to separate two of said the car body, uprights mounted to swing at 7 one end on one of said bows and sockets on the car body adaptedto receive the other ends, and shoulders on said endsthat limit the engagement of said ends with said sockets. v

5. In a vehicle, top the combinationof a series of bows, lazy tongs connecting two of said bows for the purpose of drawing them together and forcing them apart, links supporting two of said bows, an upright mounted to swing on the back of the car body at one end thereof and connected to the last of said series of bows, said upright being. built up of two parts and being adapted to telescope into each other, a lug on the end of said upright near the pivot thereof to support said upright on the body' of the car when in a horizontal position, said lug said bows and said links when folded up,'said upright being adapted to rest against 'the'rear of the car body and hold said bows in a horizontal position when extended over the top of the car.

6. In a vehicle .top the combination of a levers mounted on top of each of said bows, the ends of each of said levers being connected together between said bows to form lazy tongs connecting all of said bows together, toggles connecting two of said bows for the purpose of drawing them together or forcing them apart, said toggles operating indirectly to remaining bows through said lazy tongs and uprights mounted to swing on the ends of one of said bows, said uprights being adapted to support the top in its extended position and being capable'of folding up and under the top when the top is in its folded position.

In testimony whereofIatliX my signature.

' ANDREIV F. DUNN.

\Vitnesses e. 1). ady, FRANK A. DUNN. 

